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grep

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3.x
Identifier: TL_4a037f.29
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grep, egrep, fgrep, rgrep - print lines matching a pattern grep searches for PATTERN in each FILE. A FILE of “-” stands for standard input. If no FILE is given, recursive searches examine the working directory, and nonrecursive searches read standard input. By default, grep prints the matching lines. In addition, the variant programs egrep, fgrep and rgrep are the same as grep -E, grep -F, and grep -r, respectively. These variants are deprecated, but are provided for backward compatibility.

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  • grep
  • grep extended-regexp

    -E, --extended-regexp Interpret PATTERN as an extended regular expression (ERE, see below).

  • grep file

    -f FILE, --file=FILE Obtain patterns from FILE, one per line. If this option is used multiple times or is combined with the -e (--regexp) option, search for all patterns given. The empty file contains zero patterns, and therefore matches nothing.

  • grep recursive

    -r, --recursive Read all files under each directory, recursively, following symbolic links only if they are on the command line. Note that if no file operand is given, grep searches the working directory. This is equivalent to the -d recurse option.

  • grep fixed-strings

    -F, --fixed-strings Interpret PATTERN as a list of fixed strings (instead of regular expressions), separated by newlines, any of which is to be matched.

  • grep regexp

    -e PATTERN, --regexp=PATTERN Use PATTERN as the pattern. If this option is used multiple times or is combined with the -f (--file) option, search for all patterns given. This option can be used to protect a pattern beginning with “-”.

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